The Trans Cameroon Railway

This railway has assisted in the exploitation of timber in the rain forests around Deng Deng and Goyoun. The rich bauxite deposits near Martap are now being exploited with the construction of this line.
Chad has also benefited from the Trans Cameroun railway as she can now avoid the more costly route through Maiduguri along the Benue or south to Bangui to export her cotton. Instead she now uses the cheaper route. The cotton is delivered by road to Ngaoundere and taken to the port by rail.